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1. Pacific Crest Trail at Willamette Pass

   Hike the famous Pacific Crest Trail, and enjoy a beautiful scenic overview of the Cascade Mountain Range with its many lakes and trails. You can start from the base at Willamette Pass Lodge or ride the gondolas, which replace the ski lifts during the summer, to the top…

   Location: Willamette Pass, OR

2. Pinnacles

   The Pinnacles formations evoke visions of the powerful forces of nature at work over millenia. Stream erosion over thousands of years carved deep canyons in the earth on the slopes south and east of Crater Lake, wtihin what today is Crater Lake National Park. Columns…

   Location: Crater Lake National Park, OR 97604

3. Proxy Falls

   At Proxy Falls, you can see three different types of terrain in one hike. The trail meanders through old volcanic flow, chaparral and, at lower elevations, temperate rain forest. The trail is blocked in a few places by fallen trees/logs that are circumnavigated by impromptu…

4. Rabbit Ears Geological Formation

   This fascinating geological formation along North Umpqua Highway 138 may have resulted from a massive volcanic event over 7 million years ago. Viewing this spectacle gives visitors an appreciation of the geological uniqueness of the North Umpqua River Canyon.

   Location: North Umpqua Highway 138, Idleyld Park, OR 97447

5. Rasmussen Fruit

   Rasmussen Fruit is a family-owned farm in Oregon’s Hood River Valley, a “visitor’s favorite farm since 1963.” The scenery is spectacular, with snowy Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams and a picture-perfect lush valley in between, giving Rasmussens a “down-home” feel that visitors find very relaxing.  This is…

   Location: 3020 Thomsen Road, Hood River, OR 97031

6. Roe Outfitters FlyWay Shop

   Roe Outfitters is based at the southern end of the Volcanic Legacy Byway, just as visitors begin their discovery of Oregon’s Central Cascades.  Owners Darren and Jenifer Roe offer guided adventure tours year-round. Many visitors do not have the skills or equipment to experience all that…

   Location: 9349 Hwy 97 South, Klamath Falls, OR 97603

7. Rogue-Umpqua River Scenic Byway

   The Rogue-Umpqua River Scenic Byway, “A Passage for the Ages,” illustrates the importance of the river corridor as it connects the inland valleys and coastal communities that have shared goods and services over the centuries. The byway story is the story of the Umpqua River…

   Location: Roseburg, OR

8. Rowena Crest — Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

   Around 13,000 years ago, the last (and possibly greatest) catastrophic flood in the Gorge washed over Rowena Crest at a height of over 1,000 feet (more than 200 feet above Rowena Crest). In less than 40 hours, the flood scoured away the topsoil, leaving a…

   Location: Rowena, OR

9. Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

   The Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness is a major forest protected by Wilderness status within 40 miles of a major metropolitan area -Portland.  It has many of the most beautiful scenic trails in the Cascades, meandering along the Salmon River(Salmon River Trail) and offering breathtaking views of Mt.…

   Location: Welches, OR 97067

10. Salt Creek Falls

    Salt Creek Falls is the second-highest waterfall in Oregon at 286 feet high. The trail to the falls is easy to follow and the photographic opportunities are fantastic. There are unique native plants that are worth the time to study. In spring, native flowers are in…

    Location: 5 Miles West of Willamette Pass Ski Resort on Hwy 58, Crescent Lake, OR 97425